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Many ready-to-wear brands in HCM City are offering ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) in different styles and patterns, satisfying young women who want beautiful outfits for Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

“I want to be charming for visits to my relatives and friends and for photos during Tet. An ao dai is always my best choice,” said Tran Ngoc Bao Chau, who works and lives in Singapore.

Chau asked a friend in HCM City to buy her an ao dai.

“I’ll return to Vietnam on December 28 of Lunar New Year (February 13). It’s too late for shopping,” said the 31-year-old Chau, adding that ready-to-wear clothes were her only choice.

Chau spent several days looking for hundreds of items on Facebook of ready-to-wear shops in HCM City.

Finally, she chose a brocade ao dai in pink with images of peonies from Ha Cuc, a brand which is famous among young people and celebrities.

The set of ao dai and a pair of silk trousers cost 2.5 million VND (110 USD).

“For overseas or busy people, ready-to-wear ao dai is very convenient, while tailor-made clothes take at least 10 days to make,” Chau said.

According to a saleswoman at Ha Cuc store in HCM City, their ao dai are made of high-quality fabrics with elegant patterns, loved by many young people and celebrities such as singers Yen Trang and Yen Nhi, and Duong Tu Anh, the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2012.

Meanwhile, Boxshop, which sells local ready-to-wear clothes, has introduced hundreds of ao dai designs in different styles.

The clothes are made of brocade, linen, taffeta silk, voile and cotton with printed or embroidered patterns of flowers and cranes.

Due to the popularity of the film Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor), a movie by director Ngo Thanh Van highlighting ao dai, designs with dots and antique ceramic tile patterns are popular.